women have really emerged as a bigger -- who elected barack obama? men -- a majority of men voted for the republican nominee, mitt romney. it was women what were the target of the obama campaign, and i think women have some expectations to be represented. it's been a long time. it's been at least six years since there's been no woman in those top four jobs, those big four cabinet jobs that are first in line for succession to the presidency, and that are seen as the most powerful policymakers in the president's administration. >> going forward, what about the chuck hagel nomination? you cover the pentagon, elizabeth. ruth, we have all been watching this. the white house does feel confident that they have the votes. this is before the hearings, and you never know what will happen at the hearings. >> this is another baseball quote, but it's never over until it's over, and you have seen in -- you and i have both seen, all of us, enough nominations to know that things can change in an instant with dredged up quote or a bad performance at courtesy calls, b